How to Pronounce Jakim

JAY-kim

Jakim is pronounced JAY-kim (ˈdʒeɪkɪm): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Jakim mean?

Jakim means “rising; confirming; establishing”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Jakim?

Establisher. (1.) Chief of the twelfth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:12). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19). (3.) Margin in Matt. 1:11 means Jehoiakim.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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